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To: Zeev Hed who wrote (17305)	12/27/1999 5:05:00 PM
From: Tickertype	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27311

On the subject of yields, I believe the company has said they measure yields in terms of the number of acceptable cells produced relative to the amount of raw material that goes into the process at the front end. This is a little different than the usual method of looking at what percentage of the final units are acceptable. I also understand they can reprocess unacceptable cells at some point in the process which would probably increase the yield, but I don't know how that's done. Maybe leaky packages can be resealed? - T -

To: Zeev Hed who wrote (17305)	12/27/1999 5:08:00 PM
From: Dennis V.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27311

Pallisard, I see it as a mental exercise designed to perplex, like Zeno's paradoxes. One must assume that yields will maximize at some optimum production rate. Above that rate, yields will fall and at an infinitely great rate, YIELDS will be zero, only junk will be produced. The corollary is that perfect yields will occur at an infinitely small or zero RATE. Of course, we already have a pretty good idea of optimum rates for the existing equipment suite. This rate will bump up with new machinery and all indications are yields will be acceptable. Also, interestingly, we know that Valence's machinery does not like too slow rates and yields fall if the line is run too slowly. The paradox remains a mental exercise.